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Uncertainties in the region, including iran. >> now, hamas is firing rockets that have the range to reach tel aviv and jerusalem. were also seeing a lot more of them, 200 in 2009 and 700 this year alone. so is this a new capability for them? and why are we seeing so much more of this now? >> there is no question. and this gets to the heart of the issue, i think. you dont have an end state as a consequence, what happened in 08 and 09, bought two or three quiet years. then a slow and accelerated d...

The ones use in the colorado theater shooting. police say lammers admitted to that plan. more on the developing situation in the middle east. could there be a ceasefire in the works, one that would include a guarantee from i that it would l not resume assassinations of high-ranking palestinian leaders and a ceasing of rockets from gaza? earlier on msnbc, the chief spokesman for prime minister netanyahu was skeptical of a truce. >> were interested in a real solution, and not in a band-aid solut...

As soon as possible, for the alternative the a truce is a ground invasion. the question now is what comes first, a ground invasion of gaza or a truce between hamas and israel, even own a temporary one. now back to you. >> nbcs martin fletcher in tel aviv, thank you. turning back now to domestic politics. im joined by correspondent for the nation and msnbc contributor ari melber who has some thoughts about upcoming democraticic legislative efforts aimed at breaking the gridlock in washington. >...

Israeli air strikes against gaza, killing up to at least 12 palestinians in gaza. they flattened the prime ministers office. they destroyed the police headquarters, attacking what they called hamas symbols of power. but now all eyes are on israels army. and the question is will israels army launch a ground invasion of gaza. the army is poised. theyre ready. theyre on the border. tanks are there. armored personnel carriers are building up. the has given the okay to call up 57,000 reserve soldiers...

Ouch. more than 2/3 said there was more than the usual mudslinging this year. another bush may be getting into politics. former florida governor jeb bush has sent out a letter on behalf of george p. bush. finally, today is john boehners 63rd birthday. and to help him celebrate and maybe smooth over the fiscal cliff discussions, president obama gave boehner is $125 bottle of red wine, a vintage 1997. well get you up to speed on the latest developments from the middle east. the white house h...

But on points. this will not be regarded as a fundamental or strategic victory. on the other hand, hamas may well extract certain concessions out of this, political concessions from the egyptians and the turks who are already supporting them that may actually top what the israelis derive from this operation. >> and quickly, as far as iran is concerned, netanyahu has taken a hard line against iran in his nuclear weapons program. what would israel do if iran is supplying weapons to hamas? >> they ...

Program. this is the rocket defense system that has worked relatively effectively at getting good reviews now. this is a system that the united states has helped design and pay for to assist israel. it has picked off maybe a third of the rockets that have headed into israeli territory over the past several days. they also talked about the need for a deescalation of what is happening. this exchange of rocket fire. the president also exchanging calls in the last 24 hours with the leader of turkey,...

Southern communities close to gaza, but as several of these launches have suggested, areas very approximate to tel aviv and jerusalem. >> now prime minister netanyahu is running for reelection in january. rocket attacks from gaza and the damage they have caused in southern israel has been a hot political topic throughout the country. so how have israeli domestic politics played a role in the current fighting between israel and hamas? >> well, i think there is pressure on a prime minister who is ...

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